Per capita co2 vs average in Turkey
Turkey: Per capita co2 vs average was 5.87 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.87
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
55th
of 213 countries
All-time high
5.87
in 2024
All-time low
0.0101
in 1879
Years of data
160
1865–2024
Per capita co2 vs average in Turkey, 1865–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 5.87 for per capita co2 vs average in 2024. That is the highest value across all 160 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 vs average in Turkey peaked at 5.87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0101, in 1879.
That places Turkey 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita co2 vs average in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1865 | 0.013 | — |
| 1866 | 0.018 | +38.6% |
| 1867 | 0.0195 | +8.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0151 | -22.8% |
| 1869 | 0.0228 | +51.6% |
| 1870 | 0.0134 | -41.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0167 | +25.0% |
| 1872 | 0.0207 | +23.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0199 | -3.5% |
| 1874 | 0.0213 | +7.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0291 | +36.4% |
| 1876 | 0.0226 | -22.3% |
| 1877 | 0.0366 | +61.7% |
| 1878 | 0.0265 | -27.5% |
| 1879 | 0.0101 | -62.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0112 | +11.1% |
| 1881 | 0.0146 | +30.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0122 | -16.5% |
| 1883 | 0.0127 | +4.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0138 | +8.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0152 | +9.8% |
| 1886 | 0.0105 | -30.6% |
| 1887 | 0.0189 | +80.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0205 | +8.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0307 | +49.8% |
| 1890 | 0.0278 | -9.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0304 | +9.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0308 | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0317 | +3.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0291 | -8.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0275 | -5.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0325 | +17.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0229 | -29.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0379 | +65.3% |
| 1899 | 0.0483 | +27.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0742 | +53.8% |
| 1901 | 0.0675 | -9.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0741 | +9.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0848 | +14.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0956 | +12.7% |
| 1905 | 0.1065 | +11.4% |
| 1906 | 0.1092 | +2.5% |
| 1907 | 0.1292 | +18.3% |
| 1908 | 0.1177 | -8.9% |
| 1909 | 0.1333 | +13.3% |
| 1910 | 0.1283 | -3.8% |
| 1911 | 0.1521 | +18.6% |
| 1912 | 0.137 | -9.9% |
| 1913 | 0.1409 | +2.8% |
| 1914 | 0.116 | -17.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0729 | -37.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0363 | -50.1% |
| 1917 | 0.028 | -23.0% |
| 1918 | 0.033 | +17.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0678 | +105.8% |
| 1920 | 0.1017 | +49.9% |
| 1921 | 0.061 | -40.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0729 | +19.5% |
| 1923 | 0.1054 | +44.6% |
| 1924 | 0.1741 | +65.2% |
| 1925 | 0.1669 | -4.1% |
| 1926 | 0.2105 | +26.2% |
| 1927 | 0.2278 | +8.2% |
| 1928 | 0.2155 | -5.4% |
| 1929 | 0.2425 | +12.5% |
| 1930 | 0.2682 | +10.6% |
| 1931 | 0.2624 | -2.2% |
| 1932 | 0.2624 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.3005 | +14.5% |
| 1934 | 0.3666 | +22.0% |
| 1935 | 0.3691 | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.3584 | -2.9% |
| 1937 | 0.2549 | -28.9% |
| 1938 | 0.2733 | +7.2% |
| 1939 | 0.2842 | +4.0% |
| 1940 | 0.3114 | +9.6% |
| 1941 | 0.3145 | +1.0% |
| 1942 | 0.2721 | -13.5% |
| 1943 | 0.3309 | +21.6% |
| 1944 | 0.3735 | +12.9% |
| 1945 | 0.3706 | -0.8% |
| 1946 | 0.361 | -2.6% |
| 1947 | 0.3779 | +4.7% |
| 1948 | 0.3826 | +1.3% |
| 1949 | 0.3882 | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 0.4514 | +16.3% |
| 1951 | 0.4705 | +4.2% |
| 1952 | 0.4699 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.5647 | +20.2% |
| 1954 | 0.5683 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.5602 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.5732 | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.6171 | +7.7% |
| 1958 | 0.6004 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.6246 | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 0.593 | -5.1% |
| 1961 | 0.5955 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.7222 | +21.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7368 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.834 | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8457 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9496 | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9832 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 1.04 | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 1.08 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 1.16 | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 1.27 | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 1.4 | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 1.51 | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 1.52 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.59 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 1.75 | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 1.9 | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 1.76 | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 1.69 | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.66 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.71 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.82 | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 1.86 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.92 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 2.09 | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 2.24 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 2.44 | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 2.32 | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 2.51 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 2.76 | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 2.83 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.88 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.95 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.84 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 3.03 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 3.28 | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 3.43 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 3.38 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 3.27 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.56 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 3.27 | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 3.35 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.54 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 3.61 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.86 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 4.07 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 4.47 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 4.37 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.35 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.64 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 4.77 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.59 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.71 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.85 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 4.97 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.18 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 5.02 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.76 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 4.84 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.28 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 5.1 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.58 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 5.87 | +5.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 5.87 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.04, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 5.87 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.13, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 vs average in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +105.8% | 0.033 | 0.0678 |
| 1887 | +80.0% | 0.0105 | 0.0189 |
| 1879 | -62.0% | 0.0265 | 0.0101 |
| 1898 | +65.3% | 0.0229 | 0.0379 |
| 1924 | +65.2% | 0.1054 | 0.1741 |
| 1877 | +61.7% | 0.0226 | 0.0366 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0177 | 0.013 | 0.0228 | 5 |
| 1870s | 0.0217 | 0.0101 | 0.0366 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.016 | 0.0105 | 0.0307 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0319 | 0.0229 | 0.0483 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0992 | 0.0675 | 0.1333 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0912 | 0.028 | 0.1521 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1578 | 0.061 | 0.2425 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0.2549 | 0.3691 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3483 | 0.2721 | 0.3882 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.55 | 0.4514 | 0.6246 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8381 | 0.593 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.55 | 1.16 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.06 | 1.66 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.07 | 2.76 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.85 | 3.27 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.78 | 4.35 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 4.84 | 5.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 52 Estonia 6.11 compare
- 53 Montserrat 6.02 compare
- 54 Slovenia 6.02 compare
- 56 Cook Islands 5.82 compare
- 57 Israel 5.61 compare
- 58 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.54 compare
More climate change data for Turkey
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 25,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 57.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 911.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,063 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 45.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co2 vs average in Turkey?
- Per capita co2 vs average in Turkey was 5.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 vs average recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 vs average recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 in 1879.
- How does Turkey rank for per capita co2 vs average?
- Turkey ranks 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 vs average rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 vs average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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